buying guide - cooktop

AEG’s cooktop buying guide will help you choose the cooktop you need to elevate your everyday cooking. Size, style, fuel type, special features and your cooking habits are key things to consider, so let this buying guide help make the right choice simple for you.
Buying guide - cooktop
Buying guide - Cooktop
Size Capacity Fuel Type

Size Guide

Consider your cooking habits, bench space (at least 12 to 28mm deep for AEG models) and mirroring the width dimensions of your cooktop and rangehood for the best symmetry and functionality.

  • 60 cm
    • A compact cooktop
  • 75 - 80 cm
    • A standard size cooktop
  • 90 cm
    • A wider width
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Buying guide - cooktop
Buying guide - cooktop

Size Guide

Consider your cooking habits, bench space (at least 12 to 28mm deep for AEG models) and mirroring the width dimensions of your cooktop and rangehood for the best symmetry and functionality.

  • 60 cm
    • A compact cooktop
  • 75 - 80 cm
    • A standard size cooktop
  • 90 cm
    • A wider width
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Types of Cooktops

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Ceramic Cooktop
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Induction Cooktop
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ComboHob
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Gas Cooktop
Ceramic Cooktop
Ceramic Cooktop
Induction Cooktop
ComboHob
Gas Cooktop
Ceramic cooktop

Ceramic Cooktop

With a zoned heating system concealed under a robust ceramic glass surface, electric cooktops offer a sleek easy clean surface compatible with all pan types.
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60 cm

In the zone
Featuring numerous zones of varying proportions, ceramic cooktops include a triple zone and multipurpose zone.

Oko Timer: Zero waste
Conserve two precious resources - energy and your time - with AEG’s intelligent Öko Timer. Once the cooking time is pre-set the cooktop switches off, using energy saving residual heat to cook the dish through.

Expand your limits
Larger pots and pans pressure activate AEG’s extended element, to deliver a more expansive cooking area and added heat.

DirekTouch: The tap of a finger
For precision cooking, instantly control your cooktop levels with AEG’s responsive DirekTouch technology.

Stop+Go: Practical pausing
When life interrupts the best laid plans, activate Stop+Go. AEG’s unique function puts all active zones on standby to maintain warmth until you’re ready to go again. Simply touch the Stop+Go control and zones return to their original settings.

Induction Cooktop

Induction Cooktop

Heat pans quickly and reduce cooking times, with an incredibly responsive induction cooktop. Using an electromagnetic field, the cooking zone transfers energy directly into magnetic cookware, for the precise temperature and cooking technique every time. Some models offer flexible cooking zones and cool-to-touch safe surfaces.
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60 - 90 cm

SensePro: Restaurant results at home
AEG’s SensePro Wireless Food Sensor, uses a probe to read temperatures and transmit heat adjustments to the cooktop. From maintaining water temperatures to the degree, or Sous Vide techniques, experience unparalleled control over every dish.

PowerSlide: Get set for pre-set
For the most agile changes in temperature, use AEG’s PowerSlide, a program that pre-sets heats on part of your cooktop. 

FlexiBridge: Dinner parties simplified
A consistent heat cooking zone for all shapes and sizes, AEG’s FlexiBridge lets you combine up to four cooking segments, accommodating long dishes or large pans for those times when extra space means less kitchen stress. 

Hob2Hood: Cooking goes auto
Compatible with AEG rangehoods, the Hob2Hood feature activates and automates your rangehood extraction rate to mirror your cooktop’s activities, so you can focus on every sear, steam or simmer. If you’d prefer manual adjustments, the cooktop offers that, too.

ComboHob

ComboHob

Fusing the capabilities of an induction cooktop with a powerful extraction fan in a single appliance, AEG’s convenient ComboHob makes kitchen design limitless.
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90 cm

ComboHob: Form meets function
Open up your kitchen design possibilities, with AEG’s ComboHob, a single appliance that merges an induction cooktop with extraction fan for powerful convenience.

Hob2Hood: Adjustments done for you
Let technology be your sous chef, with AEG’s Hob2Hood function automatically altering your extraction rate based off your cooking activities, so you can focus on what matters.

MultiBridge: Rising to the occasion
With the touch of a button, automatically coordinate both time and temperature in two or more cooking zones to create a generous surface or ‘MultiBridge’, that accommodates large pots and pans. 

Direct Touch: Fingertip control
Regulate singular or zone heat shifts with AEG’s Direct Touch technology that combines changes to temperature and extraction settings, with a simple tap function.

Cleaning convenience
Our entirely removable ComboHob central extraction grid makes comprehensive cleaning effortless.

Gas Cooktop

Gas Cooktop

The visible flame, a gauge of heat, makes gas cooktops popular with home chefs. Raised or level with the benchtop, they’re compatible with all pan types. AEG’s next generation high-speed burners also cook 20% quicker than standard gas burners and feature a safety flame failure switch.
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60 - 90 cm

Safety switches
The gas supply automatically switches off every time the flame extinguishes, whether manually at the end of the cooking process, or accidently as a flame failure device.

Easy ignite
AEG’s electric under knob ignition makes one-hand lighting of individual burners simple and swift, so you can get your cooking started sooner.

Rapid heat
From as low as 1MJ to an intense 22MJ, the dual-valve, triple-ring wok burner provides supreme cooking force.

Durable by design
The heavy-duty and resilient to wear and tear cast iron pan supports offer stable long-lasting cooking.

Total control
Even the most minute adjustments via the manual stainless steel control knobs are immediately registered, adapting the flame intensity as fit.

capacity

1 - 2 people

1 - 2 people

Featuring 3 or less cooking zones, these compact cooktops are ideal for smaller households or kitchens. They’re also designed to complement AEG ovens and rangehoods.
3 - 4 people

3 - 4 people

Featuring 3-4 cooking zones, they’re suitable for most households and designed to complement AEG ovens and rangehoods.
5+ people

5+ people

Featuring up to 5 flexible cooking zones, they’re ideal for a large household or home chef. They’re also designed to complement AEG ovens and rangehoods.

Specialty cookware

If you transition to an induction cooktop you may need to buy specific cookware that’s compatible with the electromagnetic field. To test if your existing pots and pans could be used, hold a fridge magnet next to them. If it sticks, they’re suitable.
Specialty cookware
Specialty cookware

Specialty cookware

If you transition to an induction cooktop you may need to buy specific cookware that’s compatible with the electromagnetic field. To test if your existing pots and pans could be used, hold a fridge magnet next to them. If it sticks, they’re suitable.

Installation costs

Gas cooktops are easy to install if a mains gas supply is present in your kitchen and the replacement cooktop is the same size. If it’s not, you’ll need to consider professional installation costs for connecting to gas and potentially cutting out the countertop if integrating. As for induction cooktops, countertop cutting cost considerations apply, as do any power supply upgrades required.
Installation costs
Installation costs

Installation costs

Gas cooktops are easy to install if a mains gas supply is present in your kitchen and the replacement cooktop is the same size. If it’s not, you’ll need to consider professional installation costs for connecting to gas and potentially cutting out the countertop if integrating. As for induction cooktops, countertop cutting cost considerations apply, as do any power supply upgrades required.

Cleaning

The flat smooth surface makes wiping away spills and splatters easier on both electric and induction cooktops, though intelligent induction technology which keeps the surface around pans cool, stops any food stains hardening. Meanwhile, gas cooktops with glass ceramic surfaces are easier to clean stainless steel, though they offer greater durability. You may need to disassemble and wipe clean.
Cleaning
Cleaning

Cleaning

The flat smooth surface makes wiping away spills and splatters easier on both electric and induction cooktops, though intelligent induction technology which keeps the surface around pans cool, stops any food stains hardening. Meanwhile, gas cooktops with glass ceramic surfaces are easier to clean stainless steel, though they offer greater durability. You may need to disassemble and wipe clean.

FUEL TYPE

While cooktops come in a range of sizes, styles and special features, fuel type (either gas or electric) is another important consideration.
Induction Cooktops

Induction Cooktops

Advanced technology induction cooktops use electricity as the fuel source, but the difference is the heating element relies on electromagnetism. This allows precise temperature control, even heat distribution and safer surfaces as there’s no naked flame or residual heat. While more expensive than other fuel types and requiring specialty cookware, they offer easy clean seamless integration thanks to a level ceramic surface and greater energy and time savings than gas.
Gas Cooktops

Gas Cooktops

Requiring a gas connection and suitable ventilation because of the heat generated by the exposed flame, gas cooktops are compatible with all pots and pans. Traditionally preferred by chefs and serious home cooks they offer responsive heat, with instant reductions or increased intensity at the touch of a dial. While the rivets deliver unparalleled durability, they’re more intricate to clean.

Safety

Considered the safest option since the surface around the cooking zones remains cool to touch even at high heat, induction cooktops can also be locked from use. Electric cooktops feature a residual heat indicator and child safety locks. Meanwhile, the visual heat cue of the flame makes gas cooking a more manual process, though all feature an auto switch off any time the flame extinguishes.
Safety
Safety

Safety

Considered the safest option since the surface around the cooking zones remains cool to touch even at high heat, induction cooktops can also be locked from use. Electric cooktops feature a residual heat indicator and child safety locks. Meanwhile, the visual heat cue of the flame makes gas cooking a more manual process, though all feature an auto switch off any time the flame extinguishes.

Kitchen design and layout

Your cooktop forms part of the kitchen work triangle, as does the refrigerator and sink, so keep a comfortable distance between all three so you can manage your workflow efficiently. You’ll also need to consider ventilation options, minimum clearances between cabinetry and landing areas by your cooktop to safely accommodate hot pots and pans.
Kitchen design and layout
Kitchen design and layout

Kitchen design and layout

Your cooktop forms part of the kitchen work triangle, as does the refrigerator and sink, so keep a comfortable distance between all three so you can manage your workflow efficiently. You’ll also need to consider ventilation options, minimum clearances between cabinetry and landing areas by your cooktop to safely accommodate hot pots and pans.

Energy rating

Unlike laundry appliances, cooktops do not come with an energy star rating to compare models. Generally, induction cooktops are considered the most energy efficient, offering faster cooking and therefore improved energy savings. Gas models are more fuel hungry, but compared to electric models, save on heat up time. Advancements like auto ignitions have also helped make gas cooktops more energy efficient.
Energy rating
Energy rating

Energy rating

Unlike laundry appliances, cooktops do not come with an energy star rating to compare models. Generally, induction cooktops are considered the most energy efficient, offering faster cooking and therefore improved energy savings. Gas models are more fuel hungry, but compared to electric models, save on heat up time. Advancements like auto ignitions have also helped make gas cooktops more energy efficient.

most popular cooktops

80cm SensePro 4 zone induction cooktop
IAE84881FB 80cm SensePro 4 zone induction cooktop
4.5 (2 reviews)
  • SousVide in just 4 steps
  • SenseFry Assisted Cooking
  • Hob2Hood

$ 5,499

80cm SenseFry 4 zone induction cooktop
IAE84851FB 80cm SenseFry 4 zone induction cooktop
4.6 (5 reviews)
  • SenseFry Assisted Cooking
  • FlexiBridge function
  • ProCook function

$ 4,499

80cm 4 zone Pure black induction cooktop
IPE84571FB 80cm 4 zone Pure black induction cooktop
4.9 (10 reviews)
  • Pure black surface
  • Hob2Hood
  • ProCook function

$ 3,999

90cm TouchSure 5 burner gas on ceramic glass cooktop
HVB95450IB 90cm TouchSure 5 burner gas on ceramic glass cooktop
4.0 (9 reviews)
  • Electronic touch controls
  • Hob2Hood
  • Pause Function

$ 3,999

90cm 5 burner ceramic glass gas cooktop
HG975550VB 90cm 5 burner ceramic glass gas cooktop
4.6 (31 reviews)
  • Triple crown wok burner
  • Electronic under knob ignition
  • Cast iron pan supports

$ 2,999

Cooking Accessories

Mastery Collection Plancha Grill
A9HL33 Mastery Collection Plancha Grill
4.9 (25 reviews)
  • Suitable for all types of hobs
  • Ergonomic double short handles for easy grip and lift
  • Long life quality

$ 529

Telescopic Runners - Set of Three
ACC115 Telescopic Runners - Set of Three
5 (11 reviews)
  • Made for AEG

$ 399

Roasting Dish with Lid
A9KLLC0 Roasting Dish with Lid
4.4 (7 reviews)
  • Suitable for all types of hobs
  • Steel lid that prevents evaporation of natural moisture maximising flavour
  • 5 ply multi-layered construction

$ 399

Teppanyaki Grill Plate
A9KL1 Teppanyaki Grill Plate
3.8 (5 reviews)
  • Suitable for all types of hobs
  • Dishwasher safe
  • Ergonomic stainless steel handles for safe lifting and comfortable grip

$ 399

AEG Gourmet Collection Saucepan
ACC134 AEG Gourmet Collection Saucepan
4.5 (2 reviews)
  • 3l capacity with internal integrated scale for exact and easy measurement of liquids
  • Low sides for easy stirring and whipping
  • Brushed finished interior and exterior

$ 299

AEG Gourmet Collection Pasta Insert
ACC137 AEG Gourmet Collection Pasta Insert
5 (1 review)
  • High quality 18/10 stainless steel construction that is hygienic, non-reactive, corrosion resistant and easy to clean
  • Ergonomic double short handles for easy grip and lift
  • Dishwasher safe

$ 289

AEG Gourmet Collection Conical Sauté
ACC135 AEG Gourmet Collection Conical Sauté
5 (2 reviews)
  • 2l capacity with internal integrated scale for exact and easy measurement of liquids
  • Slanted sides create a large exposed surface area that heats up evenly, cooking rapidly and allowing inner moisture to be retained as outside surface of food is sealed quickly
  • Brushed finished interior and exterior

$ 239

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